# Incident 19880917052079I: Cessna R182, Lexington, KY, September 17, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1988, 14:02 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Blue Grass
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0367° N, 84.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE GRASS (LEX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0367&lon=-84.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2303C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2303C-2015-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880917052079I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION BUT VISUALLY OK. CRANKED IT DOWN AND LANDED. GEAR COLLAPSED. DOWN LOCK PIN BROKEN.

## Other reports on N2303C (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20141101021239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141101021239I), Nov 1, 2014: Cessna R182 (N2303C), Livermore, CA, Substantial damage. The airman flew N2303C from byron airport (C83) to Livermore (lvk) to participate in a flight review and flying club proficiency check. On the way to lvk the…
- [Incident 20031207033439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031207033439I), Dec 7, 2003: Cessna R182 (N2303C), Byron, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Approximately 10 miles out on a GPS practice approach, pilot lowered the landing gear, confirmed a green light and could see the main landing gear was…
- [Accident 19781212040329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781212040329A), Dec 12, 1978: Cessna 182H (N2303C), Festus, MO, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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